Ooh la la!

One day after school last week, Haylie’s friends came over to play. Little did I know that her friend Hailey, brought over some make-up! Yay! :/ Haylie came inside looking like this…

Gorgeous, Hays!

6 MONTHS!

It’s taking all of my guts to post this one… I can’t believe Maggie is already 6 months old. It’s KILLING me. What’s killing me even more is that Joe’s parents haven’t seen her since she was 3 weeks old! It’s a good thing we’re going to visit them right after Christmas… Joe’s mom reminded me yesterday that Maggie won’t know who they are which totally stinks! I SO depend on her to calm my crying babies when we stay at their house… ;) Just teasing Tami… I’m sure everything will be fine!

Anyway, in honor of Maggie turning 6 months (but not for another 2 days) I thought I would put up some recent pictures of her. Love ya Mags!     

This little grin melts my heart. What a happy baby!

This was last night… NOT ready for crawling…

I’m posting this picture against my better judgment… I have a “friend” who doesn’t know when to stop. She made some pretty irritating comments about Maggie and her extra rolls, but I love her rolly polly-ness. And I know Joe’s mom and sister will LOVE to see this picture, so it’s mostly for their benefit. :)

This picture was taken on the 30th of October at Haylie’s first basketball game. I know I’m biased, but seriously… doesn’t she have the cutest face?

This was last night in the tub… the first time I put her on her tummy in the tub, a few weeks ago, she FREAKED! Last night she actually liked it! And how could I not snap some pictures of her “Michelin Man” arms?? LOVE this girl!

Halloween

We’re a little late on posting about Halloween. I should say, I am. Life has just been very busy lately and Maggie is at the age where she’s figured out that crying equals Mom picking her up. SO… we listen to Maggie cry quite a bit these days. Because how do you take a shower or cook breakfast, lunch and dinner or clean house while holding a squirmy 6 month old (can you believe she’s 6 months?)? :(  

This year, we skipped Trick-or-Treating on Halloween day. Friday afternoon, the businesses in Benton City handed out candy, so after Haylie got out of school, off we went! And HOLY COW! They got SO much candy! Then, on Saturday evening, we went to a Trunk-or-Treat with my friend Bethany and her family at the stake center. That was SO much fun! I’d never done that before, and the kids had a blast! So between Friday afternoon and Saturday evening, we had more candy than we knew what to do with! In fact, we had so much, we started handing some out to Trick-or-Treaters on Sunday. :)  

Cute little Maggie almost didn’t fit in her costume! ;) She looked SO cute… people on the street would just stop and stare at her… I was surprised at how many people stopped to tell me “how cute the little mermaid was..” Really people?

Go Spidy!

Haylie was actually Ariel the mermaid. 

The whole fam!

Ho Hum…

It’s a pretty gloomy and quiet day today at the Rose house, inside and out. Haylie is doing some worksheets from school, Connor is quietly playing in his room with his Hot Wheels (with the door closed :), Maggie is down for her first nap, and we are all waiting, very patiently, for Joe to get home from his most recent job. He should be home on Wednesday (we hope). SO- I thought I would do a little post… just add a few pictures of this and that.

This little girl makes me so happy. Her cute little dimpled face just lights up an entire room. We literally spend the majority of our day trying to make her laugh and/or smile. She LOVES Connor… she can spot him a mile away and immediately breaks out into a huge grin when she sees him.

This was after church one day… 

What a big girl! She’s SO chunky- it makes me happy!

Again, just another silly picture. Connor’s chore is feeding the dogs, and for some reason he needed a hard hat for this one.

BASKETBALL at age 5?

“Little Haylie” started basketball practice last night. :/ How did that happen??? She is by far the least experienced on the team. I wasn't surprised that she is the least experienced though. She shows a lot of potential, so it’s OK. :) Her coach made a comment about her not being afraid to shoot the ball... apparently beginners are a little hesitant to shoot...? As athletic as Haylie is, I’m sure she will be just fine!  I’m embarrassed to say that we don’t have a basketball at home, but she got to take one home from practice so that she could practice her dribbling and ball handling.

Poor Connor feels so left out… he just kept telling me that he wanted to play basketball too..  They even started fighting over the ball when we got home, so it got put away until the arguing stopped. I told Haylie if she went to bed like a good girl last night, she would be allowed to put it in her room this morning where it would wait for her until she got home from school. So this morning when I went in to get her up for her shower, the first thing she said was, “Can I have my ball now?”   

She’ll have practices every Wednesday night at 6:30 and her games will be on Saturdays. And the best thing- all her games will be here in town! NICE!! I love that she isn’t afraid. She walked right up to her team, not knowing a single one of them, and got in line. She’s so social and I am truly thankful for that. I’m hoping that she finishes the season with a better understanding of the sport and some muscle! It takes her entire body to get that ball up that high…

Sure love my girl! :)

 

 

 

 

Love Like Crazy

I don't usually do this sort of thing, but I had the Internet radio playing tonight while I was doing stuff on the computer, and this song just really hit home for me. There's so much of it that describes our marriage and/or how I envision it to be in the future (minus the getting married at 17 part):

They called them crazy when they started out
Said seventeen's too young to know what loves about
They've been together fifty-eight years now
That’s crazy

He brought home sixty-seven bucks a week
He bought a little 2 bedroom house on Maple Street
Where she blessed him with six more mouths to feed
Yea that’s crazy

Just ask him how he did it; he'll say pull up a seat
It'll only take a minute, to tell you everything
Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense
Never let your prayin' knees get lazy
And love like crazy

They called him crazy when he quit his job
Said them home computers, boy they'll never take off
He sold his one man shop to Microsoft
They paid like crazy

Just ask him how he made it
He'll tell you faith and sweat
And the heart of a faithful woman,
Who never let him forget

Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense
Never let your prayin knees get lazy
And love like crazy

Always treat your woman like a lady
Never get to old to call her baby
Never let your prayin knees get lazy
And love like crazy

They called him crazy when they started out
They've been together fifty-eight years now

Aint that crazy?

OUR story is pretty crazy. We started out with next to nothing and went about things in a way that I would probably change if I could go back, but he's my best friend and I don't know what I'd do without him.

I know I was "the talk of the town" when Joe's and my relationship began, but look at us now! I know I made the right decisions with my life, no matter what anyone says.

I have a wonderful husband who puts me and our kids first, no matter what. We have our problems, but who doesn't? He brags about me to his friends, kisses me in public, and thinks of me all day, every day. We have 3 BEAUTIFUL children together and I can honestly say that I wouldn't have it any other way. I love love love where we have ended up. I hope we are together for at least another 58 years...

ZOO

I used to be adventurous. While Joe and I were dating and then when we got married, before we had Haylie, I used to be fun. There was a side of me that just said, "Ah screw it. Let's do it." Mostly, "it" meant going or doing something new and fun. I think having kids changed that part of me. I am such a worrier. Everything makes me nervous. So when Joe said on Thursday, "Let's go to Seattle and go to the zoo this weekend! We can stay in a hotel and see Kelli and Sam (his brother)!" I hesitated. It took me forever to decide that that was OK. I really wanted to go, but I just couldn't get over it being an "on a whim" decision. Joe's family, especially, will understand when I say that all of the decisions Joe and I have made since we started dating have been rash. Good ones, thankfully, but all very sudden. I finally decided that it would be alright. It wasn't a life altering decision, and we packed up and left right after Haylie got out of school. It was a LONG trip to Seattle. Haylie, it turned out, was coming down with something and the kids got hungry and yadda, yadda, yadda... A stop in Ellensburg for a snack and some Tylenol for Haylie's fever. Then 20 miles later, a stop in Cle Elum for dinner (weren't thinking on that one). Then FINALLY we made it to our hotel. The plan was we were going to meet my sister and her boyfriend and my step-sister and her family at breakfast Saturday morning after we picked up Joe's brother. After a few "minor" mishaps, we finally made it. We ate at Portage Bay Cafe (A MUST FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS AN AMAZING BREAKFAST OR BRUNCH) and then headed over to the zoo. We were WAY too busy having fun, so not too many pictures... the weather was awesome!!! 65 degrees and a little cloudy. PERFECT!!! As you can see, I liked the giraffes. They were breathtaking and so majestic. Anyway, great times had by all!!! Can't wait to do it again!! :D (P.S. Sorry the pictures are a little blurry... I think there was a smudge on our lense.)